2012 US Code
Title 15 - Commerce and Trade
Chapter 49 - FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL (§§ 2201 - 2234)
Section 2204 - United States Fire Administration
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 15 - COMMERCE AND TRADE CHAPTER 49 - FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL Sec. 2204 - United States Fire Administration |
Contains | section 2204 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 93-498, §5, Oct. 29, 1974, 88 Stat. 1536; Pub. L. 95-422, §2(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 932; Pub. L. 106-503, title I, §110(a)(2)(B)(i), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2302; Pub. L. 112-166, §2(f)(2), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1284; Pub. L. 112-239, div. A, title XVIII, §§1802(b)(1), 1812, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2100, 2117. |
Statutes at Large References | 88 Stat. 1536 92 Stat. 932 111 Stat. 2264, 2265 114 Stat. 2302 117 Stat. 2036 126 Stat. 1284, 2100 |
Public Law References | Public Law 93-498, Public Law 95-422, Public Law 105-108, Public Law 106-503, Public Law 108-169, Public Law 112-166, Public Law 112-239 |
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There is hereby established in the Department of Commerce an agency which shall be known as the United States Fire Administration.
(b) AdministratorThere shall be at the head of the Administration the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration. The Administrator shall be appointed by the President and shall be compensated at the rate now or hereafter provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule pay rates (5 U.S.C. 5315). The Administrator shall report and be responsible to the Administrator of FEMA.
(c) Deputy AdministratorThe Administrator may appoint a Deputy Administrator, who shall—
(1) perform such functions as the Administrator shall from time to time assign or delegate; and
(2) act as Administrator during the absence or disability of the Administrator or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Administrator.
(Pub. L. 93–498, §5, Oct. 29, 1974, 88 Stat. 1536; Pub. L. 95–422, §2(a)(1), Oct. 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 932; Pub. L. 106–503, title I, §110(a)(2)(B)(i), Nov. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 2302; Pub. L. 112–166, §2(f)(2), Aug. 10, 2012, 126 Stat. 1284; Pub. L. 112–239, div. A, title XVIII, §§1802(b)(1), 1812, Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2100, 2117.)
Amendments2013—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–239, §1802(b)(1), substituted “Administrator of FEMA” for “Director”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 112–239, §1812, amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There shall be in the Administration a Deputy Administrator of the United States Fire Administration who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and who shall be compensated at the rate now or hereafter provided for level V of the Executive Schedule pay rates (5 U.S.C. 5316). The Deputy Administrator shall perform such functions as the Administrator shall from time to time assign or delegate, and shall act as Administrator during the absence or disability of the Administrator or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Administrator.”
2012—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 112–166 struck out “, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate,” after “President”.
2000—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 106–503 substituted “Director” for “Secretary”.
1978—Subsecs. (a) to (c). Pub. L. 95–422 substituted “United States Fire Administration” for “National Fire Prevention and Control Administration”.
Effective Date of 2012 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 112–166 effective 60 days after Aug. 10, 2012, and applicable to appointments made on and after that effective date, including any nomination pending in the Senate on that date, see section 6(a) of Pub. L. 112–166, set out as a note under section 113 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
Transfer of FunctionsFor transfer of all functions, personnel, assets, components, authorities, grant programs, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Under Secretary for Federal Emergency Management relating thereto, to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, see section 315(a)(1) of Title 6, Domestic Security.
For transfer of functions, personnel, assets, and liabilities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, including the functions of the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency relating thereto, to the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for treatment of related references, see former section 313(1) and sections 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Security, and the Department of Homeland Security Reorganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
Functions of National Fire Prevention and Control Administration [now United States Fire Administration] and National Academy for Fire Prevention and Control generally transferred to Federal Emergency Management Agency. For further details see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 2202 of this title.
Re-Establishment of Position of United States Fire AdministratorPub. L. 108–169, title I, §102, Dec. 6, 2003, 117 Stat. 2036, provided that: “Section 1513 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 553) does not apply to the position or office of Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, who shall continue to be appointed and compensated as provided by section 5(b) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2204(b)).”
Termination or Privatization of FunctionsPub. L. 105–108, §4, Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2264, provided that:
“(a)
“(b)
“(1) relates to a function of the Administration that requires the expenditure of more than 5 percent of the total amount of funds made available by appropriations to the Administration; or
“(2) involves the termination of more than 5 percent of the employees of the Administration.”
Notice of Reprogramming or ReorganizationPub. L. 105–108, §5, Nov. 20, 1997, 111 Stat. 2265, provided that:
“(a)
“(b)
“(c)
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